Murali Thoota

iBook? What would an Apple (AAPL) eBook be called?

Already they have iBook term in usage.
www.apple.com/support/.../

Hewlett-Packard May Not Be on Sound Footing

I am long on HPQ, and believe it will outperform other tech stocks.

The author should comment on the relative strenght of this stock vis-a-vis the competition, or the broader sector.

US Bancorp: The Other Big Bank with Big Problems

Operating margins are at squeeze at all the bank. Since the last quarter, the FDIC increased its guarantees on the bank deposits from $100,000 to $250,000. This is coming from no where, other than the bank profits. Also the mandatory infusion of TARP money in these banks is making them to payback @ 5% - another squeeze on the profits. The total disbursements have gone down, allocations for charge-offs gone up; all these are putting even good banks at the run.

Which Company Should Replace AIG in the Dow?

Berkshire Hathaway sounds good. It's market cap is higher than all that you listed....

Credit Default Swaps: The Show Isn't Over

Where can we track the CDS rates for financial/other companies. I see the problem spreading to non-financial companies - Like CEG.

Let Lehman Fail

Good article. But too harsh on LEH. Should LEH deserve such harsh opinion? If US Tax Payer shared the burden of Bear, why not of LEH ?

Isn't it unfair to LEH and its proposed suitor?